Obama’s Syrian “Red Line” Could Return Us To The Mistakes of Iraq -- Lloyd Green, Daily Beast
The facts on the ground are anything but auspicious for America injecting itself into an intra-Arab morass, writes Lloyd Green.
How many Middle East quagmires does America want? How many can it afford? After our so-called triumphs in Iraq and Libya – and our not-so-triumphant 12-year experience in Afghanistan – the siren song of Syria now beckons. Mr. President, resist that call. We are not wanted there; America has no need to go there. Think Viet Nam, without a Cold War to offer as rationale for our presence. Indeed, those who urge you to go there never voted for you, and that should tell you something about your future base of support when things head south. Yes, we are actually in the curious situation where the American and Arab publics are united on a key issue: Don’t go to Damascus.
Both American opinion and the Arab Street are unified in their opposition to U.S. involvement.
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Q&A: Is Syrian war escalating to wider conflict? -- Sara Sidner, Fred Pleitgen and Nick Paton-Walsh, CNN
Israeli airstrike in Syria brings Iran onstage, raising risk of proxy war -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor
Syria Is Not Iraq -- Bill Keller, New York Times
Israel strikes a blow to conventional Arab thinking -- Elhanan Miller, Times of Israel
The real problem in Iraq is the stalemate behind the current surge in violence there -- Thomas E. Ricks, Best Defense
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NATO, The Existential Question -- Jean-Pierre Stroobants, LE MONDE/Worldcrunch
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